Ayurvedic diet, herbs & lifestyle are for a better healthy future. Here I am suggesting a few very simple ways one can adopt in their daily routine to stay healthy, apart from daily hand sanitizing and soaping habits.
In this free time of lockdown, people wondered the ways of managing their health and how best they can look after themselves and carry on with the other responsibilities. This crisis has forced people to think in different directions, to become close to nature, to follow a healthy lifestyle, to look for ways to boost immunity and it has come with many teachings of life for a lifetime. Even in this crisis, Ayurveda stands tall with its unique fundamentals and treatment approach. It has upheld the faith of many who are the followers of in this science.
The perspective of health has changed. People do not want to face the crisis and then wait for a medicine to be developed to help overcome that? Instead, people want to prevent such crisis and make their body systems healthy. And yes, there should be better ways to carry on with our life. Henceforth, Ayurveda offers you what you are looking for. At the end of the day, people want solutions, let it come from any medical system. We need to open our minds.
Wake up early and spend time with yourself:
2. Your five senses should be indulged in sensing the beauty of nature. I love waking up with watching the mango and sapota trees (loaded with lots of fruits) from my window and walk straight to my garden to get some fresh air and thank the mother nature. It is essential to have a regular bowel movement upon rising. To help this, have light, warm, and fresh food in the previous night. Drinking hot water at bedtime also aids to have regular bowel movements. Bowels should be passed without much force, facing the northern direction without talking or doing anything else.
3. Take good care of your mouth, gums, teeth and tongue. A herbal twig or herbal toothpaste should be used to clean the teeth. Tongue scraper helps clean the Ama (toxins) – coating on the tongue. It is best practice to gargle the mouth with different liquids to take care of the whole mouth. Filling the mouth with a particular liquid to its capacity helps strengthen the facial muscles, strengthen the jaws and voice and take care of the whole mouth. One can use warm water or sesame oil depending upon imbalanced doshas.
4. Vyayama (physical activity) is very essential to help metabolic activities be in balance. Depending upon the condition, one can try brisk walking, aerobic exercises, heavy exercises or yogic postures (asanas). One should exercise half of their capacity.
1. Keep your tummy happy with having an easily digestible food.
2. Breakfast should be a light one. And lunch (11 am to 2pm) should be your main meal.
3. Take in barley, wheat, rice bitter vegetables, mango. Barley has shown immunity protecting activity in modern nutrition.
4. Spices such as coriander, cumin, turmeric, garlic, onion and fennel helpful stimulate the digestion and detoxify the skin. These spices pacify the aggravated Kapha in the body. They stimulate the digestive fire or Agni and restores the digestion.
5. Avoid heavy, oily, sour and sweet food. Onion and garlic have shown to help prevent infections and flu symptoms.
6. Have dinner in the early hours of the night. It should be warm, light and with plenty of vegetables. Avoid watching television or doing anything else while having food. The concept of dining out for a heavy meal is not a part of an Ayurveda routine.
Herbs for boosting immunity:
Final words
Practice a better lifestyle in an Ayurvedic way to bring a positive change into your life, not only adding years to your life but adding health to those years also. Be generous and honest to yourself. Being in good health most of your life ensures a healthy-wealthy and wise life.
Dr Vibhuti Rao
Amruth Ayurvedic Centre
66/3, Vanivillas Road, Basavanagudi
Bengaluru 560004
Ph: 09739976069
Email: drvibhutirao@gmail.com